Movement Definitions

Question 1

What is ‘flexion’?

Answer 1

• The decreasing of an angle at a joint, such as bending the arm at the elbow

Question 2

What is ‘Extension’?

Answer 2

• The opposite movement to flexion where the angle at a joint is increased, such as the straightening of the arm at the elbow

Question 3

What is ‘ABduction’?

Answer 3

• The movement of a bone or limb away from the midline of the body

Question 4

What is ‘ADduction’?

Answer 4

• The opposite movement to abduction where the bone or limb moves towards the body

Question 5

What is ‘Rotation’?

Answer 5

• Where the bone or limb moves round freely in a curve